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About Matigarh Village

Matigarh is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 36 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.526 hectares hectares.

Matigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matigarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 113.526 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 36
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matigarh compares

By the 2011 count Matigarh is the 118th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 113.526 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Matigarh

Matigarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matigarh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matigarh from other places

Matigarh lies about 39 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Magardoh, about 30 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Matigarh
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 29 km
Nearest railway station Magardoh 30 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 38 km
District headquarters Betul 39 km

Villages closest to Matigarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Matigarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Matigarh village had a population of 81. That makes it the 118th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Matigarh village has 36 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matigarh has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Matigarh covers 113.526 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Matigarh falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matigarh is Magardoh, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Matigarh.

Matigarh is about 39 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matigarh is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Shahpur is about 29 km away. Magardoh is about 30 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandajhiri (2.0 km), Chirotiya (3.0 km) and Tangna Mal (4.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Matigarh today is likely to be higher.

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